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Thread: Add-ons on self defense
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19-07-2019, 12:24 #1
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Add-ons on self defense
Recently i have heard rumors that when you carry for self defense, you are not allowed to have red-dot sights on your hand gun, also you are not allowed to have compensators on, or extended magazines.
How true is this, and what will the impact be should you have had this done already, and you are caught in a situation, having to use your modded gun?
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19-07-2019, 12:31 #2
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Re: Add-ons on self defense
Sigh...
Let those propagating the rumors show you where the FCA prohibits such add-ons. Unfortunately there are many rumors that refuse to die, like "hollow points are illegal". People should learn to read!
Spoiler: The FCA doesn't prohibit any of those items mentioned.
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19-07-2019, 12:32 #3
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Re: Add-ons on self defense
It's all a lie. It's not smart to have a red dot on, and it's not smart to have extended magazines that might be unreliable, and it's not smart to have a compensator because it blinds you when you shoot in the dark and bursts your eardrums when you shoot it indoors. So it's not smart, but it's legal.
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19-07-2019, 12:50 #4
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Re: Add-ons on self defense
thank you guys, i really appreciate you taking time to view and reply to this.
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19-07-2019, 12:51 #5
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19-07-2019, 12:52 #6
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19-07-2019, 12:58 #7
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Re: Add-ons on self defense
When I was still a cop I was told by a colleague I would be arrested for murder if I shot someone with hollow points. I gave him the investigating officers name carrying the docket for the armed robbers that got an overdose of 124gr XTP's 3 months earlier...
I've also heard that it is illegal to shoot someone with a laser sight equipped gun...
The correct response is almost invariably a polite: "Ja what the fuck ever" before calling the closest mental hospital to report an escaped patient
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19-07-2019, 13:13 #8
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19-07-2019, 13:17 #9
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Re: Add-ons on self defense
the point is, it doesnt really matter whats legal (until you have your court date)
what matters at that moment is what the offfffasir of da law believes
would it be possible to sue an officer in personal capacity for wrongful arrest?
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19-07-2019, 13:20 #10
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Re: Add-ons on self defense
Maybe it's changed since last time I thought about it, but last I found that it's a bit hard to shoot with a red dot with a dead battery, or you draw and the thing's not turned on, and it snags on clothing and other things, or you can't find the dot under pressure, etc. I've seen all the above happen at the range before. I guess it does depend on what RDS you have installed though.
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